Cinnamon Cookies

 This is a simple drop cookie that is big on cinnamon flavor. If you love cinnamon, you will love these cookies.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

You will need a couple cookie sheets.
 

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 egg
1-1/2 Tablespoon molasses
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1 Tablespoon cinnamon

Cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the egg and the molasses. Add dry ingredients and mix well.
Drop by teaspoon or a small size cookie scoop onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Take off cookie sheets immediately.
Cool cookies on a wire rack.
Enjoy!

Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

Cajun Crab Spread

This can be made as a mold by lining a bowl with plastic wrap and putting the spread in and chill for a few hours. Place a plate over the bowl and invert and remove plastic.
I just like to put it in a bowl and serve it that way.


Ingredients:

2- 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened
2 Tablespoons sour cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper, also known as cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon ground thyme
1 cup cooked crab meat- tastes fine with imitation crab
1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper

Mix the cream cheese, sour cream, and spices until well blended. Add the crab and green pepper.
Put into serving dish or a mold that you are using. Refrigerate for three hours for flavors to meld.
Serve with your favorite crackers.
Makes 3 cups.

Whole Wheat Cookies

These are a different cookie. Pretty healthy and somewhat addictive.

Preheat your oven to 300 degrees F
You will also need an ungreased cookie sheet.

Ingredients:

1 cup cooking oil
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp maple flavoring
1/4 tsp salt
1-1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup oatmeal

Mix all ingredients in the order given. Form the cookies in the bowl of a tsp and place on cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes.
Remove from cookie sheet and cool on rack.

Blueberry Syrup

This is great for pancakes, blueberry or just plain. Great to make when you have extra blueberries on hand. You can use frozen or fresh for this.

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cup blueberries, divided
2 Tbs. lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cinnamon stick, optional

Puree 1/2 cup blueberries with the lemon juice in a blender or food processor. Pour into a medium saucepan and add everything but the rest of the blueberries. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes. Add the remaining blueberries and simmer another 2-3 minutes.
Discard cinnamon stick if you used it.
Store in refrigerator.

Cheesy Chicken Breast with Onions and Peppers

This reminds me of food you can get when out to eat. It is very simple and very delicious.I came up with this one year when I had so many bell peppers I didn't know what to do with them all.

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F

Ingredients:

4 chicken breast halves
1/2 cup cheddar or Monterey jack cheese or a mix of the two
1 bell pepper, sliced into strips
1 medium size onion, halved and sliced
garlic powder
salt
pepper

In a bowl mix the peppers and onion strips and set to the side. On a baking sheet, lay out the chicken breasts and season lightly with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and put the bell pepper and onion strips on the tops of the chicken breasts. Do the same with the cheese. Return to oven for 5 minutes. Take out and serve.

Serves 4.

Works best with flatter chicken breasts.

Cucumber Slicers

I love these. They will get stronger over time.
The amount of ingredients you use determines how much you want to make.

Ingredients:

Cucumbers, peeled and sliced into rounds
1 part water
1 part white vinegar
1 part sugar

I usually make just a small amount at a time using 3-4 small cucumbers and using 1/3 water, 1/3 vinegar, and 1/3 sugar. Make enough vinegar mix to cover the cucumbers. Put the cucumbers in a bowl and mix the vinegar, water, and sugar and pour that over. Refrigerate for a bare minimum of 3 hours for good flavor.

Bacon Smokies

Good stuff, unless you are on a diet.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

Ingredients:

About 3/4 pound bacon- Don't use thick cut for these.
14-16 oz package little smokies
3/4 cup brown sugar
toothpicks

Take out the bacon and cut the slices into thirds. Wrap each smokie with a slice of bacon and secure with a toothpick.
Place on a baking sheet with sides and sprinkle brown sugar over all the smokies.
Bake for 40 minutes until the sugar is bubbling.
Serve.
Lining the baking sheet with foil will help with cleanup.